Assignment Why should Shakespeare's work be mandatory for study in the National English Curriculum? Write a persuasive essay. Response Shakespeare's work should be mandatory for study in the National English Curriculum. Firstly, students in schools are in a confusing time and Shakespeare's poem and plays can help them resolve their problems and confusion. Secondly, Shakespeare's plays are a step into adulthood, helping students mature and prepare for their adult lives. Lastly, being taught Shakespeare's work can build a foundation of how Modern English and media was formed, as well as from an analytical thinking brain. The last few years of school can be a confusing time for students; they're shaping their values, morals and opinions of the world. A good look into the works of Shakespeare may help a student solve some of these problems. Even though the language Shakespeare uses is not similar to the one we use in modern days, his work is able to connect with the readers' emotions and thoughts. He managed to summarize the human actions and feelings in a few sentences of beautiful language. Numerous topics covered in Shakespeare's plays; such as violence, race, sex, tragedy, and loss, is what students are facing in their everyday lives. The way in which Shakespeare's characters handle their downfalls and tragedies can help students solve their own problems. For example, the play "Macbeth" it is about a man who is overly ambitious and whose plans backfire when he tries to get a higher position in life. This play shows that life should be enjoyed at any stage and not to be so ambitious that we give up everything we care about. Although the situations are inexplicable in the plays, the morals can be connected to the readers' life. The plays in which Shakespeare wrote had characters in another time and place, however, they faced the same problems that occur in the modern days. Many outcomes and solutions of his plays, like Macbeth, can make the student think about their decisions and their consequences. The class discussions